Dal chutney powder for rice

DAL CHUTNEY POWDER FOR RICE

INGREDIENTS

• Tuvar dal – ¼ cup
• Chutney dal / dariya dal / fried gram – ¼ cup
• Garlic – 7 or 8 clove
• Jeera – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli – 3 or 4 or as per taste
• Asafoetida – a pinch
• Pepper corns – 5 or 6
• Curry leaves – few
• Tamarind – a tiny piece
• Salt to taste
• Coconut – 1 tbsp [ optional ]
• Oil – ¼ tsp

METHOD

Heat  few drops of oil and fry the red chilli ,remove and keep aside .

Add garlic ,stir fry for few seconds ,remove and keep aside .

Stir fry the coconut till brown and keep aside .

Add  the tuvar dal and stir fry till golden brown , don’t burn it . Add jeera + pepper corns + curry leaves + asafoetida + tamarind and stir fry .

Add fried gram and mix well .

Allow the ingredients to cool .

Now take all the ingredients + salt in a mixie jar and grind it to a coarse powder .

Serve with hot steaming rice topped with ghee / gingely oil and this powder .

VARIATION

Mix the rice with the pwdr + salt [ if required ].Heat ghee in a pan, add mustard seeds + onion and fry .Add in the rice and mix well garnish with coriander leaves .

NOTES

1. Coconut is optional , if storing the powder for long time then avoid adding coconut .
2. You can also add flax seeds /alsi .
3. You can take a mixture of tuvar dal + urad dal + channa dal + moong dal + horse gram dal also.
4. U can also add a tiny piece pf jaggery .
5. You can also add peanuts
6. Add chilli as per taste .
7. You can prepare this powder and refrigerate and use when required especially when you are not in a mood to cook.Just cook rice and have with this pwdr .
8. Also goes well with Southindian breakfast.
9. I tried adding this pwdr while making lemon rice.
10. You can mix the rice with the pwdr and temper it with ghee.

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